His daughter doesn’t know he’s not her biological father, and the secret is becoming too hard to keep.
I am not my daughter’s biological father. My wife and I have known each other since childhood and dated after high school. My job took me to another state for about a year. I returned home to a pregnant girlfriend.
These days, there is strong encouragement to do DNA and family research testing by you and others in the media. Every time I think about it, I get sick to my stomach. I am so afraid that if my daughter found out that I am not her biological dad, it would destroy her. I have actually cried about it.Once I start thinking about this, I can’t fall asleep at night. All the questions that I never asked keep coming up.
Your daughter may independently choose to have her DNA tested, and if so — at the very least you and your wife would be prepared to handle this in a way that reflects your positive family values. If you are wondering what is best for her, I sincerely believe that learning this from her parents would be best.
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